Best Tablets for 2021 – Buyer’s Guide

When it comes to tablets and surface devices, it’s all about the most functionality in a compact size. 2021 brings a whole new level to the tablet world, where manufacturers have re-engineered their devices to not only be easier to use, but are more powerful than even standard laptops.

Through product testing and scouring of online reviews, we’ve examined the top tablets of 2021 and condensed all of what you need to know into this helpful buyer’s guide. We’ve narrowed it down to the Top 10 Best Tablets for 2021.

Apple revolutionized the tablet world with the newly released Apple iPad Pro, its flagship model. Rightfully so, its increased screen size and more computing power can perform just about any task you throw at it. Let’s take a look at why the Apple iPad Pro leads the Best Tablets for 2021 review.

Design

The Apple iPad Pro boasts an outstanding 10.5-inch or 12.9-inch retina display. The 10.5-inch model is almost an inch larger than the previous iPad Pro with a 9.7-inch display. The increase in screen size allows for a new full sized onscreen keyboard to make interaction easier.

Designed to run the new iOS 11, the Apple iPad Pro utilizes ProMotion technology at a 120Hz refresh rate that provides seamless and smooth transition between pages and applications. The smooth scrolling ability makes everything feel more responsive.

Features

The Apple iPad Pro is the most powerful tablet ever created. It sports the industry leading A10X Fusion chipset that beats just about every other tablet in benchmark tests. With 64-bit architecture capable of 4K video driven by 4GB of RAM and a 6 core chipset, there’s very little that the iPad Pro won’t be able to accomplish.

CPU performance is 30% greater than that of the previous iPad Pro, while the graphics processor increases speed by 40%. Combined with the Apple Pencil, this makes drawing easier, more precise, and seamless. Long gone are the lagging or hiccups when you’re drawing a masterpiece.

The Apple iPad Pro boasts an impressive 10 hour battery life which will allow you to get a full day’s work in without a recharge. It’s 512GB of storage is more than enough for most needs. Apple has gone above and beyond with the new Apple iPad Pro to provide a product that not only increases productivity, but enhances user experience as well. The iPad Pro tops the Best Tablets for 2020 list.

Just released, the 4th Generation of the Microsoft Surface Pro looks to improve on the very popular flagship tablet that many have come to love. With beefed up chipsets and redesigned graphics, its speed and usefulness are right up there with the other best tablets of 2020 such as the Apple iPad Pro and Google Pixel C.

Improvements over the Surface Pro 3

7th Gen i5 Intel Core Processor is 2.5x faster

50% more Battery Life on a Full Charge

Fastest Start Up Ever

Front Facing Speakers

Design

The Microsoft Surface Pro has been redesigned for a lighter, less bulky feel, ranging between 1.69 to 1.73 pounds depending on the model (m3 1.69lbs, i5 1.70lbs, i7 1.73lbs). Built to run off of Windows 10 Pro, the Microsoft Surface Pro comes with all of the features and applications that Windows users have come to expect. A free 30-day trial of Office 365 is also included.

With a 12.3″ PixelSense Display, it’s comparable to the large iPad Pro in screen size. Standard storage is now on solid state drives (SSD) with capacity ranging from 128GB to 1 TB. This is more storage than any other tablet has to offer, short of using an external drive.

Features

The Microsoft Surface Pro is capable of transforming into 3 operating modes. First is the laptop mode, which activates the rear kickstand so the screen is slightly vertical. Then you just attach the removable Surface Pro Signature Type Cover (slim keyboard) for a complete laptop transformation.

The other modes include the studio mode with a slightly elevated kickstand for the perfect drawing platform, and the tablet mode which is just you standard touchscreen device.

The Microsoft Surface Pro is a very versatile tablet computer that harnesses the power of Microsoft into a compact machine, capable of 13.5 hours of video playback and incredible battery life. With the i7 Intel Processor and 8GB of ram, almost anything is possible and why it ranks high on the Best Tablets for 2020 review.

Google has burst onto the tablet scene with the new Google Pixel C. Improving on previous models, the Pixel C is a very capable device, but does it match up to the Apple iPad Pro or the Microsoft Surface pro? Let’s take a look.

Design

The Google Pixel C tablet centers on NVIDIA’s new Maxwell Mobile Processor. Dubbed the Tegra® X1, this 4 core CPU is the life and soul of the Google Pixel C. 3D Mark benchmark tests show it performing just below the Intel Core M processor which is astounding. Where NVIDIA really shines however is in their graphics processors (GPUs). Sporting the NVIDIA Maxwell 256-core GPU, it’s one of the best graphics processing chips currently available. If graphics processing is critical to you, then the Google Pixel C may be your best choice.

Features

The Google Pixel C comes with the standard front and rear cameras, but only 8MP and 2MP front to back respectively. This is lacking compared to other top tablets for 2020 like the iPad Pro and Microsoft Surface Pro.

One of the highlights with all Google products is that the Pixel C runs on Android 7.1.1 Nougat. If you’re an Android fan, this means better compatibly across all your Android devices and applications. Not to mention familiarity with the Android operating system.